Cinematography:
Tim SuhrstedtComposer:
Tim AtackCast:
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman, Louis C.K., Stephanie March (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
In a world where people speak the truth, a screenwriter invents the "lie" and goes on to change not just the nature of movie-making, but creates the basis of religion. After much effort, he also gets the girl he loves. "The Invention of Lying" takes place in an alternate reality in which lying -- even the concept of a lie -- does not exist. Everyone -- from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street -- speaks the truth and nothing but the truth with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune. But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ashlie Atkinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455754_042027.jpg)
Ashlie Atkinson
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Inside Man (2006)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
![Bobby Moynihan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/013/158013554_2fec7b.jpg)
Bobby Moynihan
USA
Best movies:
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Monsters University (2013)
![Eric André](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/939/160939176_9bad0b.jpg)
Eric André
USA
Best movies:
Sing 2 (2021)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
The Lion King (2019)
Cole Jensen
Best movies:
The Invention of Lying (2009)
![Stephen Merchant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/502/164502792_7ea75d.png)
Stephen Merchant
UK
Best movies:
Logan (2017)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Shaun Williamson
UK
Best movies:
Houdini (2014) (TV movie)
Stella Does Tricks (1996)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Susan Farese
Best movies:
The Kite Runner (2007)
The Fighter (2010)
Locked In (2010)
Matthew Robinson
USA
Best movies:
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Christine Mascott
Best movies:
Irrational Man (2015)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Surrogates (2009)
![Nada Despotovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/167/162167120_fd15b6.jpg)
Nada Despotovich
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Moonstruck (1987)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Armen Garo
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
CODA (2021)
Celeste Oliva
USA
Best movies:
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Mystic River (2003)
Don't Look Up (2021)
David Pittu
USA
Best movies:
King Kong (2005)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Sharper (2023)
Roz Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Hercules (1997)
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Alton Fitzgerald White
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
The Goldfinch (2019)
The Invention of Lying (2009)